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47 Articles found on Monday, 29 March 2010
SA seizes millions worth of World Cup fakes
29-03-2010
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has seized more than six million dollars worth of fake World Cup merchandise, with many of the goods originating from China and other Asian countries, a newspaper said
readBudget quote of the day
29-03-2010
“I will appreciate if all under Budget 2010-11 will be implemented within four months. Unlike what is being said e.g. decrease of VAT on some commodities, exemption of transfer fees on properties etc.
readThe sweet smell of success in cleaning bins
29-03-2010
I DON’T know about you, but cleaning bins is definitely something that I don’t enjoy. But Laban Kandume made it his business to do just that by setting up Wheely Bin Express – the first Namibian
readWindhoek Lager now brewed in SA
29-03-2010
THE first brewery outside Namibia licensed to brew Windhoek Lager, the Sedibeng Brewery south of Johannesburg was officially opened last week. The brewery is 75 per cent owned by Heineken and 25 by
readChariot rolls forward on deepwater oil exploration
29-03-2010
THE seabed off Namibia is similar to the seabed off Brazil, where considerable oil has been found, according to a UK company exploring off southern, central and northern Namibia.Chariot Oil & Gas
readItochu gets stake in Rössing South
29-03-2010
TOKYO – Japanese trading firm Itochu Corp said on Friday it would buy a 15 per cent stake in London-based mining company Kalahari Minerals Plc, landing it access to large uranium sources in southern
readMubarak back home in Egypt three weeks after surgery
29-03-2010
CAIRO – President Hosni Mubarak returned home to Egypt on Saturday after a three-week absence abroad for surgery that reignited speculation on who would succeed the veteran 81-year-old leader.Dozens
readWomen ‘on sale’ for R5 000 each
29-03-2010
MAPUTO – Mozambican police say they have arrested seven people suspected of trafficking women to neighbouring South Africa to work as prostitutes.Police spokesperson Silvia Mahumane said on Friday the
readANC going to ConCourt over ‘shoot the boer’
29-03-2010
Johannesburg – A High Court ban on the words “shoot the boer” was met with mixed reaction on Friday.While the ANC was shocked at the ruling and vowed to challenge it in the Constitutional Court, the
readDarkened landmarks add to global demands for energy change
29-03-2010
SAN FRANCISCO – From Sydney Harbour to the world’s tallest tower in Dubai and the ancient pyramids, major landmarks went dark for an hour to join the battle against climate change.But politics and
readIn Brief
29-03-2010
152 trapped in flooded China coal mine BEIJING – An official says at least 152 people are trapped after a coal mine flood in northern China. A duty officer at the State Administration of Coal Mine
readAngry families visit site of sunken SKorean ship
29-03-2010
BAENGNYEONG ISLAND - Weeping, angry relatives of 46 crew members missing after a mysterious explosion sank a South Korean navy ship sailed around the site yesterday as rescue teams struggled to search
readBerlusconi party scandals figure in Italy vote
29-03-2010
ROME - Graft scandals and bureaucratic bungling by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s party risked putting a damper on turnout as Italy began voting yesterday in regional elections.“Recent episodes
readUS deaths double in Afghanistan as troops pour in
29-03-2010
KABUL – The number of United States troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010 compared to the same period last year as Washington has added tens of thousands
readRihanna’s ‘Rude Boy’ sitting pretty on top of the Billboard Hot 100
29-03-2010
NEW YORK – Rihanna maintained her No 1 standing on the Billboard Hot 100 at the end of last week with her single ‘Rude Boy’, which topped the chart for a second week.Lady Gaga and Beyonce dialled up
readTaylor, Miley win Kids’ Choice Awards
29-03-2010
LOS ANGELES – Team Jacob was triumphant at the Kids’ Choice Awards. ‘Twilight’ star Taylor Lautner picked up two orange, blimp-shaped trophies at Saturday’s 23rd annual shenanigan-packed Nickelodeon
readWith a kiss, Imelda Marcos relaunches political career
29-03-2010
BATAC – With the kiss of a glass casket containing her dictator husband’s embalmed body, the remarkable Imelda Marcos relaunched her political career on Friday at the age of 80.For the irrepressible
readOmuniilonga mOsitola ya Ndemutyavela a teta noombele
29-03-2010
OMUNIILONGA mOsitola ya tseyika nawa yedhina Ndemutyavela yomusamane L. Weyulu pomukunda Okashopushopo popepi nOmungwelume mOshitopolwa sha Hangwena, meme Esther Werner gwoomvula omilongondatu
readDe Waal a thigipo DTA
29-03-2010
OMUTOTIMPANGO a simana gwo DTA nokwa li omunsahipundi gwongundu ndjoka okwa thigi po ongundu ndjoka sho a zimo muyo.Johan de Waal okwa zimo mongundu, sho a koleke kutya okwa tokola opo aye
readKhorixas ina mona iiyimati yemanguluko
29-03-2010
AAGUNDJUKA oyendji poKhorixas kaya li yena sha okunyanyukilwa oomvula 20 dhemanguluko Osoondaha.Shika oshi li ngaaka molwaashoka aniwa okwaana iilonga moshilando shoka oku li pombanda, po pehala
readParkhouse a hulitha
29-03-2010
OMUPANGI omukulu Annchen Parkhouse ngoka a tseyika nawa muundjolowele wopetameko moNamibia okwa mana oondjenda dhe konima yuuvu wokathimbo.Parkhouse okwa li omuniilonga guundjolowele mombinzi, a pala
readTweya a tula oompango kombinga yaapunguli Aachina
29-03-2010
MINISTA gwopevi gwiipindi, Tjekero Tweya okwa popi lwotango moshilonga she shika oshipe, sho a lombwele aaChina opo ya hulithe po okutuma aaniilonga yaana uungomba washa koNamibia noshowo iinima peha
readNamibia a indike onyama ya South Africa
29-03-2010
UUMINISTELI Wuunamapya owa indike eetemo lyiinamwenyo mbyoka hayi ekeshele okuza koSouth Africa, na owa indike woo eetemo lyonyama, niikwanyama yiiyekesheli ayihe kutya nee oombyoka yomegumbo nenge
readOombelewa dhiifendela ooshona dha egululwa
29-03-2010
UUMINISTELI Wiimaliwa otawu ka egulula oombelewa dhiifendela pOranjemund, Mariental noshowo poTsumeb omwedhi ta gu ya.Momushangwa gwuuministeli okwa ti, wa oombelewa ndhika odha tegelelwa dhi kale dha
readOkwiikuthila evi otaku eta evundakano
29-03-2010
EMANGULUKO neithikameno ina li ningwa oshinima shevundakano tashi pitile miilonga yaana ompango nelandulathano, ngaashi iilonga yoku ikuthila evi shaali pampango.Ndika elondodho lyameya gwaVenduka
readAlweendo oye omuwiliki gwo NPC
29-03-2010
OMUPERESIDENDE Hifikepunye Pohamba okwa ulike Tom Alweendo omuwiliki omupe gwoKommissi yomathaneko gopashigwana[NPC]. Alweendo ngoka a kala oomvula odhindji oye omuwiliki nenge gavena gwoMbaanga
readBulls ride out Force challenge to stretch lead
29-03-2010
MELBOURNE – South Africa’s Northern Bulls remained unbeaten to stretch their series lead this weekend, but Super 14 strugglers Western Force did not go down without a fight.The Pretoria-based Bulls
readRecord stand puts North West in charge against Namibia
29-03-2010
NAMIBIA once again let slip a promising start to North West’s second innings in Potchefstroom, as a huge seventh wicket partnership between Brett Pelser and Chris Morris put the home side firmly in
readFederer in comfortable win as Murray crashes
29-03-2010
MIAMI – Roger Federer preserved dignity among the elite at the Miami Masters Saturday, earning a comfortable opening victory after world number three Andy Murray crashed out to unheralded Mardy
readChelsea put seven past Villa as United stay top
29-03-2010
LONDON – Frank Lampard took his goal tally for the season to 21 as Chelsea briefly deposed United at the top with a 7-1 thrashing of Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, however champions Manchester
readPumas overcome Welwitschias
29-03-2010
THE Pumas overcame a gallant performance from Namibia’s Welwitschias to triumph 30-10 (halftime 17-7) in their Vodacom Cup North section match at the Nelspruit Rugby Club in Nelspruit on Saturday. The
readSMSes of Monday 29 March 2010
29-03-2010
* RE Goreangab land purchase. Penduka is an organisation that gives hundreds of Namibian women the chance to earn a living. I am amazed and shocked to see that our city, which supports women in small
readWater: waste not, want not
29-03-2010
THE ARTIFICIAL recharge of Windhoek’s underground aquifer has proved to be technically and economically far better to other available alternatives, said a water expert at the City of Windhoek.Piet du
readVision 2030 is attainable: Katjavivi
29-03-2010
“A VISION is one thing; the process to get there is another thing. Perhaps we need to narrow down our focus and be more concrete and concise.”This is how Peter Katjavivi, former Director General of
readFour-wheeled hooligans a nuisance at Swakop
29-03-2010
AN investigation is underway to identify a small group of quad-bikers who had Swakopmunders hot under the collar over the weekend.About seven people on quad bikes and two on off-road motorcycles were
readNBC commercially insolvent: Kandjeke
29-03-2010
THE troubled Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) had accumulated losses of N$170,6 million and a showed a deficit of N$38 million for the financial year which ended in March 2008, while penalties
readMulongeni chairman of New Era newspaper
29-03-2010
CABINET has approved the appointment of Dr Ben Mulongeni as a board member and chairperson of the New Era board of directors.The decision was taken last month by the former Cabinet. Mulongeni, a
readLast rains before winter
29-03-2010
SIGNS of winter are already evident by the cooler morning and evening temperatures, as minimum temperatures average about 14 degrees in the central and southern parts of the country and 19 degrees in
readDate set for Outjo child-murder trial
29-03-2010
THE man accused of committing some of Namibia’s most shocking crimes of 2009 was informed in the High Court in Windhoek last week that his trial is scheduled to take place at Oshakati during
read‘Civil society driven by donors’- Dempers
29-03-2010
FINANCIAL viability continues to be the weakest aspect of civil society organisations’ sustainability.So said Ronny Dempers, NANGOF Trust chairman, at a conference on creating accountability in civil
readNamibia crash out of CHAN
29-03-2010
THE Brave Warriors crashed out of the ‘second-rate’ CAF African Nations Championships when they were held to a 1-all draw by Seychelles at the Sam Nujoma Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Trailing by a
readOhorongo Cement conducts first blast
29-03-2010
THE Ohorongo Cement Factory last week conducted its first blast in the Sargberg quarry north of Otavi, preparing the first quarry ground for mining.Erastus Shilongo, blasting supervisor of Ohorongo
read321 civilians killed in 2009 massacre in Congo
29-03-2010
DAKAR – At least 321 civilians were killed in a previously unreported massacre in Congo in late 2009, while villagers that escaped their rebel captors were sent back with their lips and ears cut off
readNGOs demand immediate end to EPAs
29-03-2010
THE envisaged Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) the European Union wants to sign with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries would not help development in Africa but would continue the
readFour survive horror crash at the coast
29-03-2010
FOUR men survived a crash on Friday morning when a truck’s trailer swiped them off the road, straight into a culvert.At about 07h00 motorists reported a “huge explosion” about 10 km outside
readCanada rejects refugee bid
29-03-2010
A NAMIBIAN woman who claims to have fled to Canada in 2006 after she had joined the secessionist Caprivi Liberation Army some six years earlier has correctly been refused refugee status, a Canadian
readNotable Quotes
29-03-2010
As a country with developed technology, China should explore and invest (with local participation) in breaking new frontiers rather than bringing in skills and technology that already exists in
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